Hello
A while back my Father, an older retired man, asked me about Linux. He had heard about
it on the net, but knew very little. I told him that, actually, I had been using it for about 5
months, and was sure it was "The Future". I told him about Puppy, and that I had even built
my own Puppies. He asked if I could build a Puppy for "Windows" refugees with absolutely
no knowledge of Linux, for him to use. ( He`s sick of "the doze" too, and was interested in
the FOSS too.) The result is Transitions...

Transitions is built on Fat Free 301 (thx to Big Bass and Ttuuxxx)
Default WM is JWM, but IceWm is included, with the LookXP and
TrueVista themes included...(as shown in screenshot
Default Browser is Ttuuxxx`s FireFox+Flash+Java, Dillo is default HTML
Transitions Includes:
OpenOffice 2.2
The GIMP
Xara Xtreme
MTPaint 3.1
Gaim 1.5
MPlayer
XMMS
Transitions is 269mb but needs 512mb ram (or a swap file) to run right..
I could use some testers b4 I send it too Dad, so if you have any feedback
I would greatly appreciate it...
@For the "windows" look, hit ctrl-alt-bkspce / then type xwin icewm and pick a theme.

@Update: Been using Transitions for a month now, and it has become my main desktop. I originally built it for my Dad, but it just works soo good!! Ttuuxxx`s Firefox is the bomb!!! Everything I install works great..(Except XPenguins).. This is one stable Pup!!!..FF301 Rocks!! Best platform to build on for sure!! ..Makes one solid Pup..
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Puppy since 2.15CE...Last edited by puppyluvr on Thu 22 Jan 2009, 01:34; edited 13 times in total

@Ttuuxxx,
Thanks, I`ll add them to my collection.
Actually, I have a folder full of XP and Vista icons, and at first I used them in this Puppy..
But then I realized the point is to help them adjust to the change (gradually).
Plus, M$ has lawyers. LOL

@Lobster,
Sweet. .. I followed the link and it was already posted! I didnt find that thread
before, Thanks.

@ I dont know yet, but will D/L and check ASAP and will post soon...Thx
.....UPDATE...
@Well, I D/L the ISO from Puppylinux.ca, burned it (Twice), and am using it to send this post..Checked the MD5 with this ISO, with the MD5 on Caneri`s site, generated a new MD5 off this D/L`d ISO, compared to the MD5 on my PC, and the others....The ISO is ok... I checked it out on 3 machines, including my P3 600/256ram tester...Are you on a 128mb ram machine??I have not pulled the ram to test at 128 yet but I will if you are...
How did you burn it? Slower is better...I burn at 4...Are you in "Windoze"?? if so, did you use BurnCDCC???... That or BurnISO2CD in Puppy is the way to go...Tested it both ways...Both worked....Wireless, everything...
@ Sorry, checked your profile , you know this stuff, but will leave for those who dont.. Gotta be a bad burn though.....
This is the MD5sum I up/down loaded to/from Puppylinux.ca..
8572d9a3b0101b49aedafe60732b7c5d Transitions.iso
Have you tried the Pfix=noram cheat, IDK if it works on 301 but worth a try....
Best of luck, I hope I can help...

@ Update(again) (not quite everything..LOL)
Am posting from P3 600 box, and discovered that BurnISO2CD doesnt work right in Transitions..will burn to DVD but not to CD..just get an XDialog page...Will investigate..

Hello
First off, Im an idiot.. I tested it on a 256mb machine all right, with SWAP...I forgot about the swapfile when I tested it..
As to why so much...IDK... its not that big a Puppy...Maybe OOffice and the GIMP...My tests show it uses about 500mb, but the Puppy ISO is only 269mb itself..??
Ill figure it out..Meanwhile, I will edit the thread to say 512mb till I do...
Sorry about the confusion and trouble....
?? Also, did you like it otherwise, Any problems?? Would it be noobie friendly??
Suggestions....Complaints....???

@ As for Dingo, I love it so far, but cant get icewm to work on it yet, and I like icewm
for my Puppies if they arent Enlightenment based....(Which Im also trying on Dingo)
Plus, this Pup is based on FatFree 301, which is smaller than Dingo anyhow....

@Craig,
As my site at okielinux is unfinished as of now, (Can you believe they wouldnt let me work on it in the Hospital!!!LOL) you can D/L Transitions at:

http://www.puppylinux.ca/members/BuddaPup/
I misspelled it in the original post, fixed now...Thx 4 making me aware of that!!! I guess u r the 1st to try to D/L it..no-one else said anything....
Thanks again to Caneri for mirroring it... _________________Close the Windows, and open your eyes, to a whole new world
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Hi Puppyluvr,
Well it's me again, I have just got back to try your version of
puppy, I can't get the VISTA look that you show in your screeshots. What have
I missed as I said before the d/l and checksum was ok!

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